Rocky Balboa Speech

“You know I love your c*ck more than anything,” Julian moaned. My mind struggled to process what I saw, and my heart felt like it had stopped beating. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. “Harder! Ugh.” That was Julian. My husband. The one I’d been married to for three whole years. My husband was having sex… with a man! *** Delilah is the definition of a trophy wife. Once an orphan with a rocky childhood, her life changes when she gets married to her knight in charming armor. Their marriage is like that out of a movie, but everything she has ever wanted changes three years later when Julian grows distant. Still clinging to the hope that their love can be saved, Delilah plans the perfect anniversary surprise, only to walk in on her husband tangled in bed with his male assistant! Devastated and humiliated, she leaves everything behind. The marriage. The mansion. The life she thought was hers. She takes the last flight to New York City, determined to start over. She’s desperate, drowning in dismay when a job interview leads her straight into the lion’s den: Calix Knight. Her ex-husband’s ruthless billionaire uncle. He’s powerful, intense, and nothing like the men she’s known. And for reasons she can’t understand, he takes a keen interest in her. Is Delilah falling for the wrong man twice? Or has she finally met the one worth breaking every rule for?

Christian Bridges, the fashion icon who once swept Sienna off her feet, is back in her life - but this time, it's complicated. After a catastrophic accident leaves him reportedly brain-dead, Sienna is shocked to find Christian very much alive, wheelchair-bound, and then, he utters the unthinkable: "Put her in a wedding dress." From rocky starts to sweet endings, they discover love in the most unexpected way.

“Mamili ka: ikukulong mo ‘ko at wala kang makukuhang impormasyon, o ibibigay mo sa’kin isa sa mga anak mo at makikipagtulungan ako sa inyong mahuli niyo ang ibang mafia bosses?” Iyan ang naging speech ng mafia boss na si Heath kay General Chrysanthe—ang lalaking nakahuli sa kaniya at ang tatay ni Brianna. Kaya sila biglang kinasal nang patago. Heath married Brianna for leverage. Brianna married Heath because she wanted to protect her younger sister from their father. Hindi akalain ni Brianna na may mas lulupit pa pala sa mundong gusto niyang takbuhan. Ang mailap na ugali ni Heath ay hindi niya matagalan. Alam niyang mali pero parang nahuhulog siya sa kaniyang bodyguard na si Rainer. Pareho silang naghahanap ng daan palabas sa kanilang mga problema. Ang tanong: matatapos ba ito at paano? Alam nilang walang "happy", at "ending" lang ang mayroon sa kwentong ito. Pero... hindi nga ba talaga posible ang happy ever after?

Bagaimana rasanya memiliki kekurangan tidak bisa berbicara alias speech impairment dinikahi laki-laki asing yang tampan dan gagah serta mapan, tentu bahagia. Semua telah kuberikan padanya sebagai wujud baktiku sebagai seorang istr berharap pernikahan ini kekal sampai maut memisahkan. "Besok, aku akan menikahi kekasihku." Diawali pengkhianatan suamiku keluar dari mulutnya, membuat baktiku sebagai seorang istri terhenti. Tidak ada istri yang mau di madu, begitupun aku. Pada akhirnya aku menyerah, memilih mengakhiri pernikahan ini tepat satu tahun terlewati. Namun siapa sangka semuanya berakhir bersamaan aku menjebloskan suamiku beserta mertuaku ke penjara. Tak sedikitpun aku merasa bersalah karena itu setimpal dengan perbuatan jahat mereka padaku dan mendiang orang tuaku dibalik rahasia yang mereka ciptakan sendiri di belakangku. Seumur hidup aku tidak bisa melupakan apalagi memaafkan perbuatan keji mereka. Lalu bagaimana bila mertuaku meninggal setelah mendekam di penjara, tentunya suamiku siap membalaskan dendam padaku bila bebas. Namun aku merasa bersalah pada anak yang tumbuh di rahimku, tak aku sangka hadir setelah semuanya berakhir. Sanggupkah diri ini bertahan membawa sebagian dari dia yang ku cinta sekaligus benci dititipkan-Nya padaku seorang diri? Disaat hanya ada rasa benci dan dendam di hati kami, sebagai orang tua. Lalu bagaimanakah bila kita bertemu dengan keadaan berbeda menghadapi masalah buah hati kami?

Semua berawal sejak pulangnya Rocky dari pemakaman ayah angkatnya. Dia melihat seorang gadis hendak mengakhiri hidupnya di sebuah jembatan dan bergegas menolongnya. Tapi siapa sangka, itu ternyata adalah awal dari mimpi buruknya .... Selamat membaca. ☺️